Q. Consider the following statements:

1. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent.
2. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is India's eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which justifies the naming of an ocean after it.